Remove the cover from the brake master.
2002 taurus brakes go to the floor.
Then braking resumed to normal for next 10 stops.
So i stopped and i saw smoke coming from under the car near the brakes on the driver s side.
The brake pedal went all the way to the floor.
If this bearing goes bad it will allow the brake rotor it move back and fourth which pushes the caliper piston back into the caliper creating an air gap.
There s one more thing that could be causing the brake pedal to go all the way to the floor.
I got back in my car to go home and they.
The more the brakes are used the hotter the brake fluid gets.
When you bled the brakes after replacing the pads did you do it the normal way diy ers do it by having an assistant press on the pedal til it nearly hits the floor while you open and close the bleeder screw in sync with the pedal press.
Adjust them manually and do not.
The final reason for a brake pedal to go to the floor is failing axle bearing.
Maybe just taking the car in for a pressure bleed is the safer alternative.
The hotter the brake fluid gets the more liquid it becomes.
The ford taurus features front disc brakes and either disc or drum rear brakes depending on the model year and installed options.
Axle bearings hold the brake rotor true without play while they both rotate.
This article applies to the ford f 150 2004 2014 and f 250 super duty 2005 2014.
I also began to smell something burning.
Make sure you have adjusted up the rear brakes before bleeding as every time you press on the pedal the shoes expand right out and when you take your foot off the pedal the shoes go all the way back in.
If you hit your ford f 150 or super duty s brake pedal and it goes to the floor stop the vehicle and don t drive it until you find a solution to this problem.
2002 ford taurus with anti lock brakes.
For the pedal to go to the floor there is still air in the brake system.
Follow this procedure to replace the disc brakes on your ford taurus.
I pumped the brakes and the car eventually stopped.
I got back in the car to test the brakes out around the parking lot.
The pedal will go all the way to the floor and the car will be harder to stop.
Pedal went to floor and continued for the next 5 stops.
